Akihito Miyake
Akihito Miyake

Partner

Tokyo
LEGAL AWARDS
The Best Lawyers in Japan™・Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 Edition)
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
Key Practice Areas
Asset Management and Investment Funds
Financial Regulation
Financial Technology (FinTech)
Startup M&A/Venture Capital
Private Equity/Funds
TEL:81-3-6775-1072
/FAX:81-3-6775-2072
Akihito Miyake focuses on all aspects of legal issues related to the asset management businesses. He has significant experience in providing legal services and advice in relation to formation, offering and distribution of various types of investment funds both in and outside of Japan, registration of asset managers and distributors acting in Japan, operations of financial instruments business operators regulated in Japan, business deployment in the Japanese market and inbound investments by foreign asset managers, as well as outbound investments by domestic investors. His experience also encompasses support in various capital market transactions and financing projects. Additionally, Mr. Miyake has worked extensively on general corporate matters at various phases of corporate activities ranging from ordinary course of business to corporate crisis situation.
CAREER
Mar 1998
The University of Tokyo Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
Apr 1999 - Sep 2000
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
May 2007
Graduate Study, The University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.)
Sep 2007 - Jul 2008
Associated with Sidley Austin LLP, New York
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (2000)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
Akihito Miyake
Akihito Miyake
TEL:81-3-6775-1072
/FAX:81-3-6775-2072
Asset Management and Investment Funds
Financial Regulation
Financial Technology (FinTech)
Startup M&A/Venture Capital
Private Equity/Funds